LASTE 2018 – International Conference on Language Studies, Translation and Education

15 – 16 November, DoubleTree by Hilton Piyalepaşa, Istanbul, Turkey

Address: Kaptanpaşa Mahallesi, Piyalepaşa Blv. No:5, 34440 Beyoğlu/İstanbul

THURSDAY, 15 of November9.00 – 19.00 Registration

14.00 – 15.00 Welcoming Coffee (Snacks included)

Pre-Conference Workshops

15.00 – 16.30 Workshop “Project Management in Social Sciences, Language Studies and Education”Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret (Turkey)

17.00 – 18.00 Workshop “Web 2.0 Tools for Integrating Technologies in Learning: Tips for Classroom Teachers”Assis. Prof. Orhan Curaoglu (Turkey)
FRIDAY, 16 of November8.00 – 09.00 Registration

9.00 – 9.30 Opening the ConferenceProf. Dr. Iryna Sekret (Turkey)

9..30 – 10.30 Keynote Speech: Media Mindset as a Language for LearningProf. Piet Kommers (Netherlands)

10.30 – 11.00 Linguistic Variation as Marker of Regional Identity: A Sociolinguistic PerspectiveBushra Nawaz (Pakistan)

11.00 – 11.30 Academic Writing Challenges of EFL Learners and Teachers’ Proficiency in Pakistani Higher Education
Khalid Mahmood(Pakistan)

11.30 – 12.00 Improving Vocabulary of through Short Stories at Elementary Level: An Analysis (online presentation)Prof. Muhammad Safdar Bhatti (Pakistan)

12.00 – 12.30 The Impact of Feedback on the Development of Multiple Draft Composition Writing at O-Level in LahoreAna Ramsha(Pakistan)

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Time

13.30 – 14.00 Changes in Uses of Salutations in British English (online presentation)Ahdi Hassan(Pakistan)

14.00 – 14.30 The functions of code switching in the ELT classrooms: A case study of NUML LahoreAna Ramsha(Pakistan)

14.30 – 15.00 Realia: An Effective Tool for Improving Young Learners’ Vocabulary Skills (online presentation)Prof. Muhammad Safdar Bhatti (Pakistan)

15.00 – 15.30 Digital ELT – An Effective AidIsela Coronado(Bolivia)

15.30 – 16.00 Developing English Communicative Skills: Feeling, Thinking, Analysing…
Prof. Dr. Iryna Sekret (Turkey)

16.00 – 16.30 From Face-to-Face Teaching to Online Tutoring: Challenges, Solutions, Perspectives
Assist. Prof. Orhan Curaoglu (Turkey)

16.30 – 17.30 Round Table “Global Perspective Upon the Future of the Social Sciences, Language Studies, and Education”Prof. Piet Kommers (Netherlands)

17.30 – 18.00 Closing the Conference: Conclusions and Recommendations